Housekeeper - Night Shift

• Performs cleaning functions and activities of the Environmental Services and Laundry Departments including project work to meet the mission of the department and hospital.
• Cleans the hospital in a sanitary, productive, and attractive manner.
• Provides linen to all departments as needed. Workflow of laundry staff is steady. Linen usage requires entered into the laundry program.
• Provides quality cleaning and positive customer service to all people; accountable for desired results and keeps accurate and current records to meet the hospital and department mission.
• General duties include but are not limited to: proper collection and disposal of general and medical waste, Infection Control practices for disinfecting all surfaces, proper cleaning occupied/discharged patient rooms, triage rooms and surgical suites, bathrooms, isolation rooms, vacuum and extract carpets, elevators, walls, windows, doors, furniture, floors, and complete dusting/cleaning of all surfaces.
• Cleaning routes are performed properly and updated.
• Flexible in working various assignments as needed to complete housekeeping activities each day for the assigned shift.
• Trials as requested products and equipment for cleaning all surfaces in the facility.
• Trains staff on necessary processes as requested by EVS Leadership.
• Removes and monitors the waste stream to include regular, recycle and medical waste for a safe and cost-effective result.
• Cleans and reports repair needs of existing furniture.
• Requests or performs needed floor care projects to maintain a clean and pleasant appearance of carpet and hard floor surfaces.
• May perform multiple conference room set ups and cleanup activities daily.
• Performs duties related to the outside laundry service to properly clean and maintain hospital linen.
• Distribute clean and remove soiled linen from all areas daily. Recommends linen purchasing and linen inventory to maintain PAR levels of linen on exchange carts.
• Adopts and performs short and long term goals and objectives of the hospital and department.
• Adopts and performs duties that improves the performance of the department and actively promotes quality initiatives with peers and staff.
• Reports repairs and mechanical failures, keeps cart, equipment and closet clean and in good repair at all times.
• Keeps the cart locked when not in use and attended at all times. When not in use, returns the cart and equipment to a locked EVS closet or equipment room.
• Maintains Regulatory Agency Inspection readiness at all times.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum: High School or equivalent is preferred but not required

• Minimum: Some cleaning experience, residential or commercial preferred.
• Preferred: Housekeeping experience in a healthcare field

• None

Riverview Hospital